Family solicitor and specialist cross-border mediator at MSB, Wendy Eves, has made the shortlist for Family Law Associate of the Year at the National Family Law Awards 2018.

The awards aim to celebrate the success and achievements of family lawyers and the vital contribution that they make to society.

And Liverpool are also represented in the Clerking Team of the Year category and Family Firm for the North, with 7 Harrington Street Chambers and Broudie Jackson Canter making the respective shortlists.

It is the second time MSB have made the shortlist at the awards, having won Family Law Firm for the North in 2017.

MSB Solicitors have been shortlisted for the Family Law Regional Firm of the Year for the North, for the second year running.

The Family Law Awards were launched in 2010 in order to recognise the important work of family lawyers across the country and celebrate achievements and advances in the sector.

It is the second time MSB have been shortlisted in this category and this year, they join another Liverpool firm, Paul Crowley & Co. Also in the running are Manchester-based Hall Brow and Yorkshire firm Switalskis.

Amelia Hayden, trainee solicitor in our commercial team, will ditch her desk and don her gi this Thursday, 7 September when she teaches a beginners self-defence class for the Merseyside Women’s Lawyers Division (WLD).

WLD Merseyside organise a number of events throughout the year with the aim of bringing together women in the legal profession. It is an opportunity to share experiences, transfer knowledge and expertise, have access to support and career advice and expand your professional network.

WLD Merseyside is a membership organisation, but many of the events they organise are open to non-members, including friends and family. A number of the team here at MSB have signed up to the class to support Amelia, including fellow WLD committee members Becky Emmitt, Mel Armour and Sarah McGuiness.

The session will be held at Jackson Lees Solicitors’ office in Walker House, Exchange Flags from 5.45pm.

Tickets are £5.00 and funds raised will go towards supporting the Merseyside WLD charity of the year, Marie Curie.

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MSB have been awarded best family firm at the Liverpool Law Society Awards, hosted on Friday, May 12 at Liverpool’s Titanic Hotel.

It is welcome news and a much deserved win for our family team, for whom the last 12 months has marked a significant period of development.

In September, MSBs family team were shortlisted for the Regional Firm of the Year for the North in the national Family Law Awards.

And in July last year, MSB were appointed to the International Child Abduction and Contact Panel by the Official Solicitors Office, following an intensive application process evidencing considerable experience and expertise in this area of the law.

MSB are the only firm in the North West including Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Wales and Cheshire to be appointed to the panel.

Just days since it was announced she will succeed Paul Bibby as managing partner of the firm, MSB Solicitors’ Emma Carey has been listed in the elite “leading lawyers” list by The Legal 500 – Britain’s top guide to the legal profession.

The guide, which was published on Wednesday [11 October 2017], states: “Emma Carey is an excellent leader; she has superb knowledge of the law and is also very sensitive and insightful, which is of huge importance for her vulnerable clients."

Founding partner and head of crime, Sean Sexton, also makes the list and MSB has been recommended as a top tier firm for crime and fraud for the second year running.

Savera UK is a Merseyside based charity dedicated to tackling domestic abuse within black and minority ethnic communities. The charity raises awareness among professionals and practitioners of the specific harmful practices of forced marriage, honour based abuse and female genital mutilation. Savera UK works on a daily basis to protect some of the most vulnerable and marginalised individuals in our local communities. As such, when referring these at-risk individuals to services and agencies for support, we must ensure these practitioners understand their degree of vulnerability. Any services and/or agencies must understand – and recognise – what honour based violence/abuse means, as well as the cultural and traditional values attached to these harmful practices. Of utmost importance is the comprehension of the immediate threat posed to these individuals.

MSB law firm has been a pillar of example in all of the traits laid out above. The firm has been tremendous in its support and critically, provides an excellent service to Savera UK. Savera’s team often calls the firm for legal advice and always finds they are very happy to help. Savera is most grateful that they have a named individual whom they can contact at the firm who is always delighted to help and always makes themselves available to us. This is especially important when we deal with clients who need legal advice and support urgently.

MSB Solicitors, who operate across three offices in Allerton, Wavertree and Liverpool city centre, have been appointed to the International Child Abduction and Contact Panel by the Official Solicitors Office.

News comes following an intensive application process evidencing considerable experience and expertise in this area. MSB now join around just 40 other firms in the UK - predominantly London-based - and are the only firm in the North West including Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Wales and Cheshire.

MSB have grown their expertise in the field of international child abduction significantly in recent years. Partner Emma Carey and family solicitor Emma Palmer are both Resolution-accredited specialists in this area, solicitor Eve McGowan is on the Law Society’s advanced specialist panel for child abduction, Kirsty Leather has completed a masters of law in International Law and Wendy Eves has developed an excellent reputation as a specialist, cross-border mediator.

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